<p>Editor in Chief Jeffrey R. Yost announces the appointment of Dr. Lars Heide as the new editor in chief of the <it>Annals</it>, beginning in January 2012. A current member of the <it>Annals</it> editorial board, Heide has made strong contributions to the literature on the history of computing for more than two decades. This <it>Annals</it> issue includes an article on the basis and context of the Arpanet project as well as articles on the first half-century of the American key-set office machine trade (by Heide), the development of cash-dispensing machines in the UK, an examination of historical trends of electrical efficiency in computing, and the history of Swedish camera manufacturer Hasselblad's early and continuing work in digital imaging.</p>